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Ob' Road
Following discovery that the
10 mill serial levy tor roads In
Morrow county Is Illegal because
ita proceeds exceed the prior
year's proceeds by more than
6'. the county court took steps
Wednesday to net up a new
method of. financing it - road
(svtem.
The court directed District
Attorney Kobert Abrama to take
legal steps necessary towards
calling an election to establish
a tax base for roads. It Is plan
ned to hold the election at the
time of the primary election.
May 18, Judge Oscar Peterson
said, even though the vote on
the tax base will technically be
in the nature of a special elec
tion. As outlined by the court, the
tax base would be established
to raise $115,000 the initial year,
some $50,000 less than the 10
mills are to bring for the current
fiscal year.
The $115,000 would require a
tax levy of approximately seven
mills, the Judge said. Once es
tablished, it would not be nec
essary to vote the road levy per
iodically, as must be done now
with the serial levy. The $115,000
could be levied annually, and
would be subject to the 6 per
cent limitation, Just as the gen
eral budget is now.
Because state law has been
changed since the original votes
on the serial road levy in 1948
and 1953, it is no longer possible
Tryco Sponsors
John Deere Day
Here on March 8
Fun, food and favors for every
one are scheduled for John Deere
Day. sponsored by TriCounty
Equipment Company, in Hepp
ner on Thursday, March 8, Jer
ald Rea, manager of the local
firm, announces. It will be at
Tryco's plant on main street.
Registration will start at 10
a. m., and a free lunch will
be served to all at noon, pre
pared by Wlnn-Dee's. Movies,
featuring John Carradine and
George Gobel, will start at 1
p m. There will be door prizes
and free favors for the kids, Rea
states. , 1U
Gobel will lend comedy to the
day in his role of "Uncle Henry"
! the film fantasy which serves
as a background for the entire
program. He will also double on
film as the program's master of
ceremonies. ,
Rea states that this year s
film is altogether different from
any previously shown on John
Deere Day. ,
Hollywood's John Carradine
and child actor Billy Mumy are
also featured in the movies to
be presented. Six educational and
informative films are scheduled,
including "Oddities," a col lee
tion of the most popular Oddity
films shown in previous John
Deere Days; "All in a Day's
Work," an unusual harvest rum,
"Pattern for Performance," which
relates to tractors; "One-Man
Hay Day," a report on a one
man haying system; "Partners
showing the relationship of man
ufacturer, dealer and farmer;
and "What's New for '62," show
ing latest models in tractors and
eauipment.
"It's a family program," Rea
said, "It's a real good blend or
entertainment and information
with enough smiles to make n
oninvshio and enough ser
ious interest to make it really
worthwhile. The program will be
tn nil farmers and their
IH.V v -
families."
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TAKING leading roles at the annual tt J"l'H"rt Harold Gray, who gore the annual
TAdS nigM we?e those shown abe Fron, are ?H. RiU. who was mad. notary
,poort: AdTisor Geraia jon
?leonVenow Present
TWho also
Axchis Ball, treasurer,
Call Vote
Tax Base
to set up a
serial levy on the
bat of a fixed mlliage. Rather.
a certain sum must be set a
the total to he raix-d annually,
and the millage necessary to
raise that sum Is determine! on
the basis of valuation and assess
ment ratio.
Under the proposed plan to
establish a tax base, the same
Is true except that once estab
lished a vote will no longer be
neeessary.
In asking voters for the tax
base of $115,0(10 in the road fund,
the court M-cks an amount con
siderably less than that received
for roads during the past five
years. In 1957-5 the figure was
approximately $140,000; in 1958
59, $135,000: in 1959-00. $13S.(K);
In 1900-61. $139,000; and In 1961
02. $105,000. Of the latter sum,
some $17,430 has been set aside
for probable refunding to tax
payers because of payment in
excess of the statutory limita
tion. , ,
Immediate action was needed
on this matter, the Judge ex
plained, because final filing
date for the May 18 election is
March 9.
Zone Ordinance
Up for Adoption
County zoning ordinance will
be up for adoption at the next
mpetini? of the Morrow county
court on March 7, Judge Oscar
Peterson said Wednesday, ine
zoning committee nas aireauy
recommended tne adoption oi me
ordinance.
Included within its jurisdiction
would be most of the area in
Morrow county lying north or tne
baseline, about one-quarter mile
north of lone. A section in tne
northeast part of the county is
nnt inrludcd. Territory within in
corporated cities also is not in
cluded. , .
Paul Brown has been appoint
ed to the zoning committee to
take the place of Dick Wilkin
son, former chairman, whose
term expired. Term of Art Allen
of Boardman has also expired
and another man will be ap
pointed in his place.
Others on the committee are
C. W. Rosewall, Heppner, wnose
term expires January l, io.
Milton Biegel, Irrigon. expiring
January 1, 19G5; and Roy Lind-
strom, lone, January i, ioo.
WEATHER
HI Low Prec.
45 26 .21
31 3 .01
25 7
26 3 Trace
27 9
32 19 m
37 28 Trace
on Thursday, 1
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Qnmv ' fpll
inches; .2 on Friday; and a trace
on Sunday ana weunesuay.
Special 4-H Edition
Due Out Next Week
To observe National 4-H club
week and point up work being
done in Morrow county by 4-H
clubs, a special section of the
Gazette-Times next week will
be devoted to this organizat
ion. . ,
Business firms and organi
zations are cooperating to
sponsor the section, which will
give a great deal of informa
tion on the program and doings
of local clubs. Esther Kirmis,
county home agent, and Joe
Hay, extension agent, together
with the 4-H council and oth
ers are working on the section.
National 4-H week starts
Saturday, March 3, and con
tinues through March 10.
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Me.Un Hughe ma.i "
reported on convention.
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Bird Crashes Party
In Band Players' Bus
A China pheasant, apparent
ly with a keen war for music,
crashed the party in the band
players' bus headed for the
state hospital. Pendleton. Wed
nesduv night, but the poor
bird didn't live to enjoy their
tunes.
The bird flew Into the path
of the Morrow county school
bus carrying the Heppner high
band and crashed through the
windshield, landing Inside the
bus. Some glass splinters
showered on the students, but
none was hurt.
The incident occurred near
Echo, and Leonard Munkers.
driver, stopped In that town
to make emergency repairs.
Plastic was fitted temporarily
over the hole In the wind
shield. Pierce Advocates
College Plan;
Hearing Slated
A community college would
be established in Pendleton 10
I VT ,M1a
serve Morrow ana umuuu
counties beginning with the
school year 1962-63 at a tax
levy of only two-tenths of a mill
for Morrow taxpayers, Gene
Pierce, vice chairman of the
sponsoring group, told members
of the Chamber of Commerce
Monday.
The state has allocated funds
for community colleges, and it
is there to be used, he said. The
plan would be to take over tne
Pendleton technical school,
which has 190 students this year
and will have 214 next year. Cost
to the two counties, which would
comprise the district, would be
only $14,388, Pierce said, call
ing for only aDoui a iwu-lchujs
of a mill levy.
This would be all the local
cost unless the school went into
a building program later, which
would require that the district
pay 25 of the building cosi.
The state would pay irom lis
allocated fund at tne rare oi
$433 per student, or $92,662 for
the first year, he said.
Hearing on the formation of
the proposed education district
is set for Monday, March 5, at
8 p. m. at Pendleton High school
auditorium. The district would
be known as the Blue Mountain
Area Education district. All will
have opportunity to speak either
for or against the proposal.
After the public hearing an
election will be called on the
matter.
As envisioned by the pro
ponents, the school would not
only offer vocational and tech
nical subjects but would include
course of arts and sciences and
provide for transfer to another
college after two years. It is
expected that enrollment might
ro Qpn MR students bv 1967-68,
t whirh time the district's
share of the cost would be $22,
596, Pierce said.
Annthpr benefit of the plan,
Pierce said, is that a professor
will come to the county to teach
rlasses if interest is shown lo
cally and certain subjects are
desired. The college at first at
least, would not be a campus
type school.
the Catholic Parish ball last Thuxs-
award: William BilL named
DOT-
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ceremonies; Bill Strutners. senxi.
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GAZETT
lone and Heppner High Schools
Choose Senior Honor Students
LINDA HALVORSEN
MirwFT.T.F MORRISON
iluH man wi im
WAYNE HAMS
Firemen's Ball Due
At Pavilion Saturday
Those who attend the Fire
men's Ball at the fair pavilion
Saturday night will be doing
their part to help the local
volunteers bolster department
funds for needed equipment,
Forrest Burkenbine, chairman,
states.
Gene Rietmann will furnish
music for the event which will
start at 10 p. m. and will con
tinue until 2 a. m. Tickets are
now on sale by the volunteers
at $1.25 each. A Motorola clock
radio will be given as a door
prize.
David Hynd
David Hynd, 84, resident of
Heppner for 75 years and friend
of many in the area, died at
his home here Sunday after be
ing in failing health for some
Itts life embraced a colorful
career of sheep and cattle ranch
ing in Morrow county extending
back towards pioneer times and
reaching to the modern era.
Born in Islington, England,
August 10, 1877. Hynd went with
his family to Ontario, Canada,
as a child in 1884. Three years
later they moved west to Morrow
county and settled in Sand
hollow. After two years there,
they moved to Butter Creek and
finally returned to Sandhollow
after another two years.
it uas here that the Hynd Bros.
Corporation was formed. Their
ranching operations expanded
rat.Mlv to include facilities at
wiiinw Creek. Butterbye Flatts
and Freezeout Ridge.
David held the position as sec
rptarv for the corporation
throughout his life. In 1944 he
made his home in Heppner, en
tAi-in? semi retirement but re
maining active in the secretarial
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday,
Five honor students who will
be valedictorians and salutator-
lans of the classes of 1902 at
commencement exercises for lone
and Heppner High schools have
been announced by Principal
Darrel Kelsch, lone, and Princi
pal Gordon Pratt. Heppner.
Sandra llarshman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Everett llarshman,
will be Heppner High valedic
torian and Judy Ann Schmidt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Schmidt, will be salutatorian.
Valedictorian honors at lone
will be shared by the two top
students in the senior class there,
Michelle Morrison, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Morrison, and
Linda Halvorsen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen.
Salutatorian will be Wayne
Hams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ves-
ter Hams.
Sandra, who attained a 3.76
grade point average, was named
outstanding home economics
student in 1961, won the Betty
Crocker Homemaker of Tomor
row award in 1902, was Sweet
heart Ball queen in 1961 and was
delegate to the national FHA
convention in 1961. In 1900 she
was chosen outstanding sopno-
more of the Future Business
Leaders of America, and for 1901-
02 holds the office of state par
liamentarian in the r HA. fane
una nresident of the local chap
ter and has held a number of
class offices. Sandra has served
as student body vice president
and student council presiueni
She is a member of the pep club,
of the National Honor society,
and of Quill and Scroll. She was
first tilace winner in the
Vnin f Democracv soeech con
test. Her present plans are to at
tend OSU alter graduation.
Michplle is oresident of the
Girls' League at lone, was cheer
leader and was editor of the
school paper, The Cardinal. She
has played in the band for four
years and was princess and
queen of the Sweetheart Ball.
She was majorette for two years
and also served as class secre
tary. Linda has been active in dra
matics, appearing in the student
body play. She has been in the
band for four years, is a mem
ber of the Girls' League, a mem
ber of the Cardinal staff and
niiva in the dance band. She
was also class representative in
her junior year.
Judy, whose grade point av
erage' was 3.624, is a member of
the National Honor Society and
was local winner of the National
French contest. She was a aeie
gate to Music in May at Pacific
University and served as FBLA
president. Head majorette of the
band, she is pep band director,
is a member of the Pep club, and
of the FHA. She has held offices
as class secretary and student
body treasurer.
Wayne proves that athletes
nar, attain hiuh scholastic rank
ing. He was star quarterback
on the football team, state
champs in 1900 and runnerup
in 1961. He also lettered in bas
ketball and football ana win
play in the East-West Shrine
football game in August He won
the Leadership award and i
student body president. He is
also senior class president, was
lunior president and was soph
omore president. Wayne repre;
sented the community at Boys
State.
Dies Sunday
capacity. He never married.
A strong Mason, nc "
member of Heppner loage iw.
09 A.F.&A.M., and of Heppner
chapter No. 26, Royal Arch Ma
sons. He was a mfiu u
dleton Commandery No. 7,
Knights Tempiar, or ai
Temple, Order of Shrine, and of
Ruth chapter no. o-s, wuu
Eastern Star.
i iir,H man a member 01
ah cents' EDisconal church and
of the Morrow county wooigruw
sm A cc n
Funeral services were Wednes
day, February JX, ar aii b
Episcopal church with Father C.
Bruce Spencer officiating. Req
uiem mass was at 7:30 a. m.
PniYimittal was by the Ma
sonic lodge in the Masonic cem
etery, Heppner.
Surviving are two brother
t,m, .nH Charles, both of Pen-
Hiln- a sister. Mrs. Maggie
of Pendleton; and sev
eral nieces and nephews, among
thm heinz Mrs. Annie Shaffer,
n.Krt Hvmi and Jack Hynd
i. . 1 r.f Cecil. Nellie Doney
had served as his housekeeper
for 39 years.
March 1, 1962
78th Year, Number 52
SANDRA HARSHMAN
i
JUDY ANN SCHMIDT
Foresters Talk Fire
Cooperation at Meet
Fifteen representatives of the
U. S. Forest Service and State
Board of Forestry gathered in
the Morrow county courthouse
Friday to listen to criticisms and
answer questions in regard to
coordination of fire fighting ac
tivities among the governmental
agencies and private operators.
With some 30 other persons
present either as private citizens,
representatives of logging op
erators, or on behalf of other
agencies, the discussion was in
the nature of an informal public
hearing with Fred Gimbel, presi
dent of the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
as chairman.
Amone those from the State
Board of Forestry present were
state forester, Dwight Phipps, L.
M. Compton, J. H. Walker, Frank
Blizzard, Harold Williamson,
Phil R. Dooney, ana iviei craw-
ford, in charge or tne central
Oregon district.
For the U. S. Forest Service
were Wright Mallery, Pendleton,
forest supervisor; tven wnson,
assistant regional forester; N. S.
lvmw. ranker: C. R. McLean,
trni officer: Rav William
son, assistant ranger; Jay
Hughes, tire Stan; ciarenee -
Edgington, lire aispaicner-, .
P. Stenerson, state and private
rnnrocpntfltlVe.
Spokesmen for both the State
,,i 11 s Forest Service denied
had been any lack
of cooperation between them and
each said that tceir relations nu
"ovr-llpnt "
Th session at limes lurneu
ir.t anmpthiner of a post mor
tflm" discussion on the Ditch
fire, and to a lesser de
r.n an incident ai nunier
Creek. Also reviewed were me
Sunflower Hats lire ana inorn
Snrines flames. Incidents were
' . . . .1 a..
lv by Orvllle W. CuLsforth, who
had originally asked for the
meeting, and by Art terguson,
a r.rinio loffpln? ooerator.
The forestry officials said that
there had been no lacK or 00
h-twMn them in com
batting the fires, but indicated
that it is possible that some men
in fighting the fires might have
made "errors 01 juogemenu
However, they declared that
what an untrained observer
mfKht think is an error of judge
ment might be good fire fighting
Issue Wins
By 6 Votes;
Bid Call Eyed
By a margin of only six votes,
the $S70,OUO school bond issue
for Morrow County District R-l
was approved nt a steclal elec
tion Monday, 555 to 5-19.
The bonds, which will finance
construction of the Heppner
Lexington high school at Hepp
ner, the addition of a wing to
the A. C. Houghton school, Irri
gon, and supplement govern
ment funds for building the re
located Riverside school, now in
Boardman. receive a majority
vote In three of the polling
places but failed to carry In four
others.
Heppner gave the bonds nearly
a 3 to 1 majority at 339 yes and
117 no, but lone was almost
unanimously against the issue
with only 24 yes to 191 no. Irri
gon polled 40 yes votes and 100
no, and Lexington showed 53
yes and 70 no. Boardman Joined
Heppner In favoring the Issue by
nearly a 3 to 1 margin. 07 yes
and 23 no. Pine City moved Into
the affirmative column by one
vote, 13 yes and 12 no, but Rugg
was against the issue, 19 yes
and 33 no.
The count at Heppner was at
first recorded at 3-10 in favor,
but one vote was challenged be
cause oi improper regisurttuuu
and was rejected. Two were also
challenged in Pine City when
it was found that they were not
on the polling list, but it was
later determined that they
should have been Included and
the votes were accepted. Each
of these was a "no" vota, It was
reported.
The school board met Tuesday
night to consider future action.
Plans were made to call for
bids on the bonds with tentative
opening of the bids set for March
26. Changes win do maue m
budget that has been prepareu
by the budget committee to pro
vide for the adjustments that
will come witn removal 01 me
serial levy from the estimates
and including provision ior ine
bond issue. ....
Public hearing on tne nuagei
is scheduled for March 26, and
the budget election is due on
April 16.
At another meeting Wednes
day afternoon, the board can
vassed the votes and found all
to be in order.
A resolution authorizing me
issuance of the school bonds
will be prepared by Attorney
Robert Abrams and will be pub
lished in accordance with the
aw- . . . .
Work on the Irrigon school
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techniques.
Crawford said, "Over the dis
trict I have charge of (Central
Oregon), we have worked to
gether as well as we could. Co
operation between the agencies
in general nas uce cAtcucm.
Hughes 01 me u.a.r .0. agreeu
that cooperation was good and
pointed out, "Last year was one
of the worst fire years with a
longer firo season.
Mallery said that this was the
fourth meeting of this kind that
he had attended and said, "It
looks as if we're doing a lot of
wheel spinning."
One of the instances called to
their attention by Cutsforth was
a fire in a "sleeper snag" that
he had spotted Irom nis air
plane in the Summerfield Ridge
area in 1958. When he called
the Forest Service to report the
fire, he was told that it could
nnt ficrht the fire because it was
out of Forest Service jurisdiction,
he said. ...
He also discussed the inception
of the Ditch Creek fire and said
that state men lett me scene
after it had been ringed as a
omnii hlaze of an acre or less.
Later it "blew up" and became
a fire of major proportions.
Mallery replied by saying, ' I
think you have part of the truth.
I think we need better communi
cations more than anything
else." He said that two Forest
Service men and two state men
were on the Ditch creeK scene
at the start. He said that coop
eration from the state men on
the fire, which started on Nation
al Forest land, was excellent
even though "they had fires
burning of their own.
Crawford said that the state
warden left Ditch Creek fire after
many hours ot duty on me nr?
line, and he was a "pooped
warden." There was considerable
need for supervisory personnel
on the other fires demanding
the man's attention he said. Ray
Williamson said that he had
flown over the fire and reported
that it wasn't dangerous. How
ever, conditions changed and it
suddenly became a conflag
ration. . , .
National policy of the Forest
Service is that for its men 10
take action, the blaze must be a
direct threat to U. S. Forest lands,
Mallery declared. He said, how
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